M src/symbols.c → src/symbols.c

@@ -1561,8 +1561,8 @@ result = 1;
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        result = hex_push_string(ctx, str);
-                        free(str);
+                    hex_item_t item = {.type = HEX_TYPE_STRING, .data.str_value = str};
+                        result = HEX_PUSH(ctx, item);
                     }
                 }
                 free(buffer);

M src/utils.c → src/utils.c

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ }
 
 char *hex_bytes_to_string(const uint8_t *bytes, size_t size)
 {
-    char *str = (char *)malloc(size * 4 + 1); // Allocate enough space for worst case
+    char *str = (char *)malloc(size * 6 + 1); // Allocate enough space for worst case (\uXXXX format)
     if (!str)
     {
         return NULL; // Allocation failed
@@ -294,24 +294,16 @@ case '\v':
             *ptr++ = '\\';
             *ptr++ = 'v';
             break;
-        case '\\':
-            *ptr++ = '\\';
-            *ptr++ = '\\';
-            break;
+        //case '\\':
+        //    *ptr++ = '\\'; // Correctly handle backslash
+        //    *ptr++ = '\\';
+        //    break;
         case '\"':
             *ptr++ = '\\';
             *ptr++ = '\"';
             break;
         default:
-            if (byte < 32 || byte > 126)
-            {
-                // Escape non-printable characters as hex (e.g., \x1F)
-                ptr += sprintf(ptr, "\\x%02x", byte);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                *ptr++ = byte;
-            }
+            *ptr++ = byte; // Copy printable ASCII characters as is
             break;
         }
     }

M web/contents/home.html → web/contents/home.html

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ 
 <article>
     <h2>Welcome to the <em>hex</em> programming language</h2>
     <p><strong>hex</strong> is a tiny, minimalist, concatenative, stack-based and slightly-esoteric programming language
-        that can run on many platforms (including <a href="/play">the browser</a>) and can be used as an embedded
+        that can run on many platforms (including <a href="/play">modern browsers</a>) and can be used as an embedded
         language, to create shell scripts, or simply to learn more about concatenative programming.</p>
     <p>Its syntax is heavily inspired by the <a href="https://min-lang.org" target="_blank">min</a> programming
         language, and features
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ comparison of integers, read/write from/to stdin/stdout/stderr, read and write files, execute external
             processes, work with quotations and strings, create and delete user symbols (variables), error handling, and
             manipulate the stack.</li>
         <li>Fully <strong>homoiconic</strong> (everything is data).</li>
-        <li>Implements a simple virtual machine with a bytecode compiler and interpreter.</li>
+        <li>Implements a simple <strong>virtual machine</strong> with a bytecode compiler and interpreter.</li>
         <li>Includes a simple <strong>REPL</strong>.</li>
         <li>Includes an integrated <strong>help system</strong>.</li>
-        <li>Distributable through a single, amalgamated C file, making it easier to embed in other programs and port to
+        <li>Distributable through <strong>one single, amalgamated C file</strong>, making it easier to embed in other programs and port to
             different platforms.</li>
     </ul>
     <h3>Example</h3>